Counterpoint Fall 2018 • Commentary • Page 23 By CALVIN MOEN This was my second consecutive year attending the Alternatives conference. Like last year, I distinctly felt that there were (at least) two separate conferences happening concurrently. One of these...
Counterpoint Fall 2018 • Obituaries • Page 10 CUTTINGSVILLE – Barbara B. Hoffman, 73, of Cuttingsville, VT, a longtime peer and mental health advocate, died July 31, 2018, at her home. She was born July 30, 1945, in Windham, Maine, the daughter of Howard and Jean...
Counterpoint Fall 2018 • News • Page 11 BERLIN – The University of Vermont Health Network says it plans to assemble an array of interested parties, including those who use services, by September to get input for the new inpatient psychiatric unit being planned for the...
Counterpoint Fall 2018 • News • Page 1 Some Fear Mutuality is Lost When Incorporated into the Mental Health System By ANNE DONAHUE Can peer support offered within the mental health system still allow for the mutuality of relationships that is the core of peer support?...
Counterpoint Fall 2018 • News • Page 6 RUTLAND – Implementing mutual peer support as a staff person at a traditional mental health provider was a key topic in an interview with two peer support workers acting in newly created positions at Rutland Regional Medical...
